The Xara Trompe L'Oeil Room  Page 6
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We need to remove the envelope so we can modify the fills. Select the enveloped checkerboard, then select Convert to Editable Shapes from the Arrange menu.

Ungroup (Ctrl - U) the checkerboard twice.

Select the large square and apply a Linear Fill using the two shades of black as shown (10-40%).

Select the checkers and apply a Linear Fill using the two shades of black as shown (100-70%).

Making the light and dark colors closer in value as they go to the back, enhances the feeling of depth.

Make a duplicate of the right side and rotate the duplicate counter clockwise 90 degrees to make the ceiling.

Change the fill colors as shown.